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SOMETHING IN THE AIR

As Delhi overtakes Beijing as the most polluted city on earth, its citizens are fighting to breathe

STRANGLEHOLD: A view from the Jama Masid in old Delhi shows thick smog covering large parts of the city.

Photographs by Zacharie Rabehi

The city of New Delhi is choking, and there’s no end—or much else—in sight. Although residents of the Indian capital are used to polluted air, particularly in the cooler months when people light their stoves for heat, this winter it reached a level that even Delhiites could not have prepared for. In November, after six days of heavy smog smothering the city, the Indian government declared an emergency, temporarily closing schools, construction sites and coal-ired power stations. The hashtag #myrighttobreathe trended on Twitter, as citizens called for government action.

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